I never said they could not herd, Carolyn. But I do think it is telling when a working herdsman does not breed dogs like ours to tend his flocks. And he is advertising the upcoming HGH trial. He does train HGH style herding, but you have to live near enough to him to learn. He is one of only two HGH trainers in the entire country. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > OK I stand corrected if that is the case. > > But it sure looks a lot like he is advertising training for herding > and featuring herding Events on his site to me also. > That was the basis of my point. > > Of course it is up to him to breed and own GSD that > "looks nothing like ours"...or a show dog. But to think > a show dog cannot herd because Ulf Kintzel or the others > prefer not to have one is not correct. > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.marhaven.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: On Behalf Of Jackie Short-Nguyen > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Herding GSDs > > Carolyn, that is not true. Ulf Kintzel raises sheep for meat and wool for > a living. He has 200-300+ head, as well as chickens an turkeys. His farm > IS a working farm, and he does use GSDs (which look nothing like ours) to > tend his flock. > -- > Jackie Short-Nguyen > Marcato German Shepherds <http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com/> > > > > -- Jackie Short-Nguyen Marcato German Shepherds <http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com/> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================